Report - The UK's three transporter bridges - 2015/2016

[tweek]

Warrington isn't too bad except for the wooden walkway.

And the wooden stairs! Put my foot through a stair tread once and bent one of my fingers back trying to clasp the railing. A lot easier climbing the iron legs than trusting the stairs now I'd say.

 

[Boba Low]

Blimey! Wooden stairs??? I remember them as metal mesh, I distinctly remember bent mesh and rusty holes! If they were wood and I'd realised I might not have even gone up. I remember that one as the one we drove for ages for and was only fun because we messed about so much, really not much merit to the process itself.

 

[tweek]

Maybe they were metal, then. Can't recall. Remember falling through them, that's about it.

 

[Gabe]

Don't remember the stairs but up top you feel like you're gonna go through the bridge with every step

 

[DirtyJigsaw]

Nice set of pics from all 3, esp like that blue Middleborough one

 

[WildBoyz]

The Tees Transporter is my favourite out of the three; it feels like there's a bit more to it than the others I think. Nice idea putting all three into one report.

 

[tigger]

...the Warrington one looks like it could do with a lick of paint.

Last time it had a lick of paint bits of it went missing! A group of locals have for the past year been trying to raise the profile and get the council to commit to the maintenance they are supposed to do.